Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-05-19
wAsH1Naron GOSSIP.

The monument to the late President
Garfield, prepared under the auspices of tie
Society of the Army of the Cumberland,
was unveiled at Washington May u, with
appropriate ceremonies. Gen. Keiffer of
Ohio, on behalf of the committee presented
the monument to Gen. Sheridan President
OF the Society and Gen. Sheridan presented
it to President Cleveland who accepted in
behalf of the people of the United States
The statue, which is of bronze, is ten feet
six inches in height, and represents Gen.
Garfield as delivering an address, with his
right hand resting on column and a
manuscript held in his left The in
scriptions upon the shaft are on three sides.
The cost of the monument was $50, ,74s.
Secretary Fairchild has formally noti-
titled Mr.. Hyatt, who is now at his home in
Norwalk, Conn, of his appointment as
treasurer OF the United States, and it is sup
posed that the new appointee will file his
bond and take the oath of office this week
The transfer Of the office from the outgoing
to the incoming treasurer will involve a
count of all the cash and securities in the
treasury and an examination of the books,
records and accounts of the Office. 1t is
estimated that this work will consume at
least two months time.
The officers Of the treasury depart
ment held q meeting Saturday afternoon
with Assistant Secretary Thompson as
chairman, for the purpose of deciding on a
form of testimonial to ex-Secretary Man.
ming. A committee was appointed with
Comptroller Trenholm as chairman with
articles for presentation to Mr.. Manning
upon his return to this country at a cost
not to exceed 81 200.
Gen. Cist, secretary of the Society of
the Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land and Gen. Mussey chairman of the To-
cal committee of arrangements called on
President Cleveland aud thanked him both
personally and on behalf of the Society, for
the interest he had manifested in their re-
cent reunion and the warm words of sym
pathy expressed by him in his address at
the unveiiing of the statue of Gen. Garfield.
The 18th, anntal reunion of the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland was
held at Washington on the 11th. Gen.
Sheridan presided and Mrs. Logan occupied
seat in the audience. Gen. Sheridan, Gen.
Rosecrans, Gen. Sherman, Gov. Curtin and
others spoke. Col. Henry NJ. Dufiield was
union for 1883, will be at Chicago, in Sep
tember, Chickamauga week.
Gen. Alexander Lawton, the new
minister to Austria, saw the President and
Secretary Bayard Saturday about his
mission. He will go over to Philadelphia
to see his married daughter and perhaps to
New York, returning next week to receive
his final Instructions. He will then go to
Savannah, to close up his affairs there.
preparatory to sailing on May 80 to his
post.
On the 18th, President Cleveland.
for the first time in his life, visited the
tomb of George Washington on invitation
OF Mrs. Gen. Logan, regent of Mount
Vernon Association. The President and
Mrs. Logan, Gen. Sheridan, Mrs Sheridan.
Mrs. Folsom and a half dozen others, made
up the select party.
On the 18th President Cleveland an
pointed James W. Hyatt of Connecticut
Treasurer Of the United States to succeed. /.
Conrad N. Jordan resigned, to become
Vice-President and manager of the Western
National Bank Of New York City.
The appointment of Mr.. John Hol-
comb, of Indiana, as chief clerk Of the bu-
reau of:education, this formally, announced
and he will enter upon his dnties June i.
at which time Chief Clerk Gardner,s resip.
nation taxes effect.
Ex-Congressman j. Randolph Thicker
and E3-Gov. Hoadly are both mentioned as
successors to Justice Woods of the U. s.
Supreme Court